UPDATE: Lake Country RCMP say an incident in Lake Country on Thursday evening was peacefully resolved.
According to police, officers responded to a report of a distraught man on Roberts Road at 5:45 p.m., adding the report was received from someone who knew the 53-year-old Lake Country resident.
“When police officers arrived, a search of the area located the male alone in a wooded area nearby,” police said in a press release. “The male was located in possession of a weapon causing police officers to shut down the street and evacuate homes close by.
“Members from the Crisis Negotiation Team were brought in to speak with the distraught male and the duration of the incident was approximately four hours, at which point the male surrendered to police and was safely taken into custody.”
Police said the man’s name won’t be released, and that he has not been charged with any criminal offences.
Highway 97 was shut down in both directions during the incident, but was later reopened to traffic.
ORIGINAL STORY:
“We’ve got an ongoing situation.”
That’s all an RCMP officer on-duty in Lake Country would tell a Global News crew about the reason Highway 97 was closed in both directions Thursday evening.
DriveBC reports a police incident between Robinson Road and Oceola Road is the reason for the closure.
Residents of Roberts Road told Global News that their neighbourhood has been evacuated.
There is a heavy police presence in the area, and has been since around 8 p.m., on Thursday.
There is no detour and DriveBC has no estimated time of reopening.
This story will be updated as information becomes available.
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